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on october 4, local time, u.s. president biden stated at a briefing that day that israel had not yet decided how to respond to iran’s previous attacks.

biden said that if he were in israel's shoes, he would seek options other than attacking iranian oil fields. the u.s. and israeli teams have been in constant contact. israel will not make an immediate decision, so the united states will continue to wait.

biden also said,the united states is currently considering imposing sanctions on iran.

previously, some us media analyzed that israel may launch attacks on iranian targets, including oil facilities, in response to iran's previous large-scale missile attacks on israel.

israel defense forces spokesman hagari issued a statement on the evening of the 1st of this month, saying that iran launched a large-scale missile attack on israel from its territory, launching a total of more than 180 ballistic missiles. iranian president pezhiziyan said that day that iran's missile attack that day was a decisive response to israel's "aggression". iran does not seek war but resolutely resists any threats.

u.s. officials say israel has not guaranteed not to carry out retaliatory strikes on iran's nuclear facilities

on october 4, local time, a senior u.s. state department official stated,israel has not assured the biden administration that it will not carry out retaliatory strikes against iran's nuclear facilities.

the official added that it was difficult to tell whether israel would launch a retaliatory attack on october 7, the first anniversary of the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas)'s massive attack on israel.

in the early morning of october 7, 2023, local time, hamas launched a surprise attack code-named "aqsa flood" from the gaza strip against israel, firing at least 5,000 rockets into israel. at the same time, dozens of palestinian armed men entered israel and launched attacks in multiple locations. israeli prime minister netanyahu immediately declared a state of war and launched operation iron sword against the gaza strip, dispatching dozens of fighter planes to bomb hamas targets. this started the current round of palestinian-israeli conflict and continues to this day.

(source: cctv news)